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Despite my reservations, isn't it true with something like the App Store that you can make money literally while you sleep? Go to sleep, sell some software with

by henning 18y ago

Despite my reservations, isn't it true with something like the App Store that you can make money literally while you sleep? Go to sleep, sell some software with precisely zero effort, wake up a little richer, without having to handle payment? That is cool.

axod 18y ago
Just like you can with advertising on the web you mean?
- henning 18y ago
  Anyone with half a brain (and therefore with any money in their pocket) uses Ad Block Plus, don't they? I don't understand advertising and I don't want to. Selling a useful piece of software seems much more classy and straightforward.
  - axod 18y ago
    No they don't. Anyone with a brain sees advertising as a useful service to them. It's extremely lucrative also. Yes there's a very small subset of society which puts hands over ears and don't want to listen, maybe they also don't have a TV... but it's a minute percentage. How do you find out about new products, gadgets, websites, things going on? Advertising. It might be blatent in your face advertising, or it might look to you to not be advertising, when in fact it is. If you don't want to understand it, great! All the more cash for those that do :) Also, if you think ad block plus actually stops you seeing all the numerous types of advertising on the web, you're quite mistaken.
    - henning 18y ago
      I don't have a TV. What a waste of time. I find out about new products and gadgets from sites like this. Is HN an advertising hub? I never see pay-per-click text ads or banner ads, that's for sure. I also avoid webcock blogs, so I mostly steer clear of shameless "viral" marketing trying to subtly promote services and products. You can take your ad money and keep it. You don't need to be condescending to me, especially when you can't spell common words like "blatant" correctly.
      - axod 18y ago
        "Anyone with half a brain (and therefore with any money in their pocket) uses Ad Block Plus, don't they? I don't understand advertising and I don't want to. Selling a useful piece of software seems much more classy and straightforward." Your original response wasn't condescending at all? "I never see pay-per-click text ads" Sorry, but that's absolutely wrong. How do you know which links are paid for and which ones aren't? How do you expect to sell anything to the average person (Who watches TV by the way), if you never watch TV? Apart from some shows being pretty interesting, other mainstream shows are a great way to gain insight into how things become popular. Thanks, and I do enjoy the money :) If you want to make money, learn about advertising.
      - axod 18y ago
        It's also really trivial to get past adblockplus, and show users adverts that they cannot block, or even better, offer people using adblockplus a degraded experience - for example refuse any support requests from adblockplus users, or just refuse entry to the site.
jonknee 18y ago
That's no different than any other consumer-focused software. Easier in that you don't have to setup a payment gateway, but you'll also be 26% less rich for that perk.

by henning 18y ago

axod 18y ago

Just like you can with advertising on the web you mean?

henning 18y ago
Anyone with half a brain (and therefore with any money in their pocket) uses Ad Block Plus, don't they? I don't understand advertising and I don't want to. Selling a useful piece of software seems much more classy and straightforward.
- axod 18y ago
  No they don't. Anyone with a brain sees advertising as a useful service to them. It's extremely lucrative also. Yes there's a very small subset of society which puts hands over ears and don't want to listen, maybe they also don't have a TV... but it's a minute percentage. How do you find out about new products, gadgets, websites, things going on? Advertising. It might be blatent in your face advertising, or it might look to you to not be advertising, when in fact it is. If you don't want to understand it, great! All the more cash for those that do :) Also, if you think ad block plus actually stops you seeing all the numerous types of advertising on the web, you're quite mistaken.
  - henning 18y ago
    I don't have a TV. What a waste of time. I find out about new products and gadgets from sites like this. Is HN an advertising hub? I never see pay-per-click text ads or banner ads, that's for sure. I also avoid webcock blogs, so I mostly steer clear of shameless "viral" marketing trying to subtly promote services and products. You can take your ad money and keep it. You don't need to be condescending to me, especially when you can't spell common words like "blatant" correctly.
    - axod 18y ago
      "Anyone with half a brain (and therefore with any money in their pocket) uses Ad Block Plus, don't they? I don't understand advertising and I don't want to. Selling a useful piece of software seems much more classy and straightforward." Your original response wasn't condescending at all? "I never see pay-per-click text ads" Sorry, but that's absolutely wrong. How do you know which links are paid for and which ones aren't? How do you expect to sell anything to the average person (Who watches TV by the way), if you never watch TV? Apart from some shows being pretty interesting, other mainstream shows are a great way to gain insight into how things become popular. Thanks, and I do enjoy the money :) If you want to make money, learn about advertising.
    - axod 18y ago
      It's also really trivial to get past adblockplus, and show users adverts that they cannot block, or even better, offer people using adblockplus a degraded experience - for example refuse any support requests from adblockplus users, or just refuse entry to the site.

jonknee 18y ago

That's no different than any other consumer-focused software. Easier in that you don't have to setup a payment gateway, but you'll also be 26% less rich for that perk.